Places in Vietnam
Provinces and municipalities, destinations, islands, parks and the former units people still search for.
Northeast (6)
National Park
Ba Be National ParkVườn quốc gia Ba Bể
Vietnam's largest natural lake, Tay homestays, boat trips
Destination
Ban Gioc WaterfallThác Bản Giốc
Border waterfall shared with China, Nguom Ngao cave
Destination
Ha Giang LoopVòng cung Hà Giang
Three- to four-day motorbike loop through the Dong Van karst plateau
Destination
Ha Long BayVịnh Hạ Long
UNESCO limestone karst bay, overnight cruises
Destination
Mai ChauMai Châu
White Thai stilt-house homestays in a rice valley
Destination
Tam DaoTam Đảo
French-era hill station close to Hanoi
Northwest (5)
Destination
Bac HaBắc Hà
Sunday hill-tribe market, Flower Hmong
Destination
Dien Bien PhuĐiện Biên Phủ
1954 battlefield that ended French Indochina
Destination
Moc ChauMộc Châu
Tea hills, plum and mustard blossom, dairy plateau
Destination
SapaSa Pa
Rice-terrace trekking, Hmong and Dao villages, Fansipan
Destination
Y TyY Tý
Cloud-hunting, Ha Nhi villages, terraces near the Chinese border
Mekong Delta (6)
Destination
Ben TreBến Tre
Coconut country, small canals, quieter than My Tho
National Park
Ca Mau CapeMũi Cà Mau
Vietnam's southernmost point, mangrove biosphere reserve
Destination
Can ThoCần Thơ
Cai Rang floating market, delta hub city
Destination
Chau DocChâu Đốc
Sam Mountain, floating fish farms, Cham villages, Cambodia border
Island
Phu QuocPhú Quốc
Beach resorts, fish sauce, cable car, national park
National Park
Tram Chim National ParkVườn quốc gia Tràm Chim
Ramsar wetland, sarus cranes
Southeast (6)
Destination
Can GioCần Giờ
UNESCO mangrove biosphere reserve near Ho Chi Minh City
National Park
Cat Tien National ParkVườn quốc gia Cát Tiên
Lowland rainforest, gibbons, Dao Tien primate island
Island
Con Dao IslandsCôn Đảo
Prison history, turtle nesting, empty beaches
Destination
Cu Chi TunnelsĐịa đạo Củ Chi
Viet Cong tunnel network, war history day trip
Destination
Ho Chi Minh City centreTrung tâm Sài Gòn
War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh, street food
Destination
Vung TauVũng Tàu
Weekend beach city, Jesus statue, lighthouse
Red River Delta (6)
Island
Cat Ba IslandĐảo Cát Bà
Lan Ha Bay, climbing, national park, quieter Ha Long alternative
Destination
Con Son and Kiep BacCôn Sơn – Kiếp Bạc
Tran Hung Dao temple complex and Nguyen Trai's retreat
National Park
Cuc Phuong National ParkVườn quốc gia Cúc Phương
Vietnam's first national park, primate rescue centre, ancient trees
Destination
Hanoi Old QuarterPhố cổ Hà Nội
36 guild streets, street food, Hoan Kiem lake
Destination
Ninh Binh and Tam CocNinh Bình – Tam Cốc
Inland karst landscape, sampan rowing, Trang An and Hoa Lu
Destination
Perfume PagodaChùa Hương
Cave temple complex reached by rowing boat; major spring pilgrimage
Central Highlands (4)
Destination
Da LatĐà Lạt
Cool highland city, French villas, coffee, canyoning
Destination
Mui NeMũi Né
Red and white sand dunes, kitesurfing, fishing village
Destination
Quy NhonQuy Nhơn
Quiet beaches, Cham towers, Ky Co and Eo Gio
National Park
Yok Don National ParkVườn quốc gia Yok Đôn
Dry dipterocarp forest and Vietnam's ethical elephant programme
South Central Coast (6)
Destination
Da NangĐà Nẵng
My Khe beach, Marble Mountains, Ba Na Hills, Dragon Bridge
Destination
Hoi AnHội An
UNESCO trading port old town, tailors, lanterns, An Bang beach
Destination
Kon Tum
Wooden cathedral, Bahnar rong houses, Ho Chi Minh trail country
Island
Ly Son IslandĐảo Lý Sơn
Volcanic island, garlic fields, Hang Pagoda
Destination
My Son SanctuaryThánh địa Mỹ Sơn
Cham brick temple complex, UNESCO listed
Destination
Nha Trang
City beach, islands, diving, Po Nagar towers
North Central Coast (5)
Destination
Dong HoiĐồng Hới
Coastal town and gateway to Phong Nha
Destination
HueHuế
Nguyen dynasty citadel, royal tombs, Perfume River
National Park
Phong Nha-Ke BangPhong Nha – Kẻ Bàng
World's largest caves, including Son Doong and Paradise Cave
National Park
Pu Luong Nature ReserveKhu bảo tồn Pù Luông
Terraced valleys, water wheels, low-key trekking and lodges
Destination
Sam SonSầm Sơn
Domestic beach resort north of the central coast
Picture credits
- Aboard the Boat on Ba Be Lake - Ba Be National Park - Vietnam (48102408917) — Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mèo Hoàng A Tưởng — Thai Nhai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ban Gioc waterfalls 0 — Applejuice, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kênh Chợ Lách — Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunrise behind tree silhouette at Ca Mau Cape on March 22 2026 — Nevillenguyen310, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cần Giờ 2018 (KND Phương Nam) (2) — Phương Huy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Can Tho, Vietnam, Bridge at sunrise — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cat Ba Island — Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vietnam Birding Tours - Vietnam wildlife Tours Cat Tien National Park — vietnambirdingtours.com, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vietnam, Panorama of Chau Doc — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- An Sơn Miếu ở Côn Đảo nơi thờ bà Phi Yến — Phương Huy ( thảo luận ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 20190925 Cu Chi tunnels 155mm artillery-1 — Balon Greyjoy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Đà Lạt năm 2013, bầu trời trong xanh khi nhìn qua cửa khách sạn (1) — Phương Huy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Da nang, Vietnam 1908 — French Indochina. Service géographique, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Victory Monument of Dien Bien Phu (front) v2 — Ioe2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chợ Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình — Linhcandng ( thảo luận ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ha Giang Loop, Northern Vietnam — miketnorton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ha Long bay tourism — Syced, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hanoi Old Quarter (25397128097) — Mig Gilbert from Brighton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La rue Catinat, Saïgon (PV0019661) — Haut commissariat de France pour l'Indochine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoi An (I) — This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote . Feel free to use any of my images, but…, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bun Bo Hue 1 — SauceSupreme, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kon Tum wooden catholic church 2 — Phó Nháy ( talk ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ly Son Islands (15004072582) — minhphuc_99kdd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stick-house-contstruction,-Mai-Chau,-Vietnam — Steven C. Price, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nha san Moc Chau — Viethavvh at vi.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Đồi cát Mũi Né — Martin Fisch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- My Son Sanctuary, Vietnam, 2017 (52415202507) — JL Cogburn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 04052023 Ponagar Hindu temples complex, Nha Trang Vietnam - 27 — Ms Sarah Welch, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundj Valley with buffalo Ninh Binh Vietnam — Teddy Dundj, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- River journey to the Perfume Pagoda, Vietnam (10) (37632771785) — Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ban do Phong Nha-Ke Bang — Viethavvh at Vietnamese Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phu Quoc, Vietnam 2 (Unsplash) — Eila Lifflander 3ilaliff, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruộng bậc thang Pù Luông 1 - NKS — NKSTTSSHNVN, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quy Nhơn, tp. Quy Nhơn, Vietnam (Unsplash) — Kien Nguyen forty4vn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bãi biển Sầm Sơn chụp từ hòn Cổ Giải — Bách Trần, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milkshake and cake, Sapa Paradise View Hotel, Sa Pa, Vietnam - 20131027 — Smuconlaw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ba dinh nui Tam Dao — Nhcuong81, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anastomus oscitans Tràm Chim 1 — Hungda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bờ biển Vũng Tàu — Hoangvantoanajc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kiếm Anh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yokdon8 — Đỗ Tuấn Hưng, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons